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Ministry of Defence
GALLANTRY AWARD WINNERS OF INDIAN NAVY FELICITATED BY GOVERNOR OF MAHARASHTRA
As part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the Western Naval Command conducted a ceremony to felicitate and honour gallantry award winners of the Indian Navy, both serving and retired. The function was held at the Mulla Auditorium, Mumbai on 10 August 2022.
The Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, was the Chief Guest for the ceremony and was received by Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command.
Three Vir Chakra, five Shaurya Chakra and 30 Nau Sena Medal  awardees were felicitated by the Hon’ble Governor during the ceremony. Among the awardees were 13 retired officers and eight retired sailors. Admiral VS Shekhawat, PVSM, AVSM, VrC  was also felicitated for his stellar role in the 1971 War. Other awardees were recognised for their heroic acts during various operations including the 1971 War, Op Pawan, Op Rakshak, counter insurgency missions, anti-piracy and rescue at sea, and outstanding achievements in various expeditions.
The Hon’ble Governor addressed the gathering after felicitating the awardees and praised their unmatched bravery.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  recognized startups create over 8.6 lakh direct jobs since the launch of Startup India
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  recognized startups have self-reported creation of over 8.6 lakh direct jobs as on 30th November 2022 since the launch of Startup India in 2016
The Government with an intent to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country launched Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016. In order to meet the objectives of the initiative, the Government unveiled an Action Plan for Startup India that laid the foundation of Government support, schemes and incentives envisaged to create a vibrant startup ecosystem in the country. The Action Plan comprises of 19 action items spanning across areas such as “Simpliﬁcation and handholding”, “Funding support and incentives” and “Industry-academia partnership and incubation”.
As per eligibility conditions prescribed under G.S.R. notiﬁcation 127  dated 19th February 2019, entities are recognized as startups under Startup India initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade . 84,012 entities have been recognised as startups from across the country by the DPIIT as on 30th November 2022.
There has been a year-on-year increase in reported number of jobs created by the recognised startups, details of which are as follows:
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Year
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Total Number of Jobs Created  by DPIIT Recognised Startups

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2016
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10
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2017
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43,322
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2018
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88,147
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2019
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132,804
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2020
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161,796
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2021
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198,762
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2022
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238,767
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Total
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863,608
Prime Minister's Office
PM to receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award and deliver keynote address at the CERAWeek 2021 on 5th March
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award and deliver keynote address at the CERAWeek 2021 on 5th March at around 7 PM via video conferencing.
About CERAWeek
CERAWeek was founded in 1983 by Dr. Daniel Yergin. It has been organized in Houston in March every year since 1983 and is considered the world’s premier annual energy platform. CERAWeek 2021 is being convened virtually from 1st March to 5th March, 2021.
About the Award
CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award was instituted in 2016. It recognizes the commitment of leadership on the future of global energy & environment and for offering solutions and policies for energy access, affordability & environmental stewardship.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
New address & telephones details of PIB & RNI Karnataka Regional offices
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PRESS RELEASE
July 12, 2018, 2018
New address & telephones details of PIB & RNI offices
PIB & RNI Karnataka Regional offices , Bangalore have shifted to Kendriya Sadan.The new address & telephone numbers are as below
PIB & RNI  , C- WING , GROUND FLOOR, KENDRIYA SADAN, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE – 560034 New Telephone No : 080- 25521228 Email : pibbng[at]gmail[dot]com
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Disseminate message of ‘Dawai Bhi, Kadai Bhi’, Ministry of I&B issues advisory to all private TV channels
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today issued an advisory to all private television channels. The advisory cites the meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 4th April, 2021 to review the emerging situation, where it was decided to focus on a five-fold strategy of Testing, Tracing, Treatment, COVID appropriate behavior and Vaccination.
The Ministry has reiterated the leadership role hitherto played by Private TV Channels in spreading message in the public interest. The Ministry has urged the channels to generate greater awareness on the message of ‘Dawai Bhi Kadai Bhi’ by disseminating messages for COVID-appropriate behavior and vaccination of eligible persons.
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Special Service and Features
Union MoS Dr L Murugan greets fishing community on World Fisheries Day
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Dr L Murugan has extended greetings to the fishing community on World Fisheries Day today.
In a tweet, he said, "On #World_Fisheries_Day, let's empower fishing communities for sustainable stocks of fisheries with healthy marine & inland water ecosystem. @FisheriesGoI @Min_FAHD."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 42.78 Cr
Recovery Rate stands at 97.35%
39,097 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.31% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for 33 consecutive days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 42.78 Cr. Cumulatively, 42,78,82,261 vaccine doses have been administered through 52,34,188sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 42,67,799 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,83,491
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2nd Dose
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76,74,804
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,78,44,127
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2nd Dose
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1,07,32,410
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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13,54,32,522
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2nd Dose
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57,68,314
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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10,00,94,927
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2nd Dose
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3,34,30,580
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,31,64,749
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2nd Dose
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3,34,56,337
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Total
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42,78,82,261
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,05,03,166 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 35,087 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.35%.
India has reported 39,097 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since twenty-seven continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,08,977 and active cases now constitute 1.31% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 16,31,266 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 45.45 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.22% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.40% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained less than 3% for 33 consecutive days, and has remained below 5%for 47 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Mobile Veterinary Ambulance Services
The Central Government is implementing a scheme viz. Establishment & Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals & Dispensaries – Mobile Veterinary Unit , with an aim to provide veterinary services at farmer’s doorstep by mobile veterinary units. The scheme provides 100% financial assistance towards non- recurring expenditure on procurement of mobile veterinary units and central share towards recurring expenditure  on running of these mobile veterinary units for delivery of veterinary services at farmer’s doorstep.
The Government has received a proposal from the State Government of Telangana for release of central assistance under Establishment & Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals & Dispensaries – Mobile Veterinary Unit . Accordingly, a sum of Rs.16.00 Crore has been released for procurement of 100 Mobile Veterinary Units  during the current financial year.
This information was given by The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Shri. Parshottam Rupala in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Defence
Come out with new ideas & innovations to make India a developed nation by 2047: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to youth at Gopal Narayan Singh University in Bihar
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the young ignited minds of the country to come out with new ideas & innovations and help the Government in making India a developed nation by 2047 as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He was addressing the convocation ceremony of Gopal Narayan Singh University in Rohtas district of Bihar on June 10, 2023.
Shri Rajnath Singh asserted that India has entered its golden age and it is surging ahead at an unprecedented pace to become a developed nation by 2047 at the end of ‘Amrit Kaal’. He stated that due to the government’s efforts, India is among the top five economies of the world and it will become the third largest economy by 2027, according to a report by investment firm Morgan Stanley.
The Raksha Mantri also shed light on the growth of the start-up ecosystem in the country, pointing out that the number of start-ups has skyrocketed to nearly one lakh today, including over 100 unicorns, from just 500 seven-eight years ago. He emphasised that the youth has the potential and capability to take the nation to greater heights and contribute to the betterment of humanity.
Shri Rajnath Singh also urged the students to lay emphasis on connecting with the country’s cultures, values and traditions, as much as they focus on obtaining education and knowledge. “Your values are not only your identity in the world, but it is also that of your parents, teachers and the country,” he said.
The Raksha Mantri exhorted the students to concentrate on character building, highlighting that India is a place where a person’s worth is not only assessed by his/her knowledge, but also through values & behavior and how proficiently that skill is used. Ego, overconfidence and self-centered attitude are some of the biggest roadblocks to growth, he said, adding that the aim should be to move forward taking everyone together on the path of progress.
Shri Rajnath Singh urged the students to keep grooming themselves spiritually, while the educational institutions nurture them at academic and mental level. He was of the view that when a person develops spiritual consciousness, he/she thinks about the development of the nation as much as one’s own growth.
The Raksha Mantri also called upon the teaching fraternity to light the eternal flame of learning in the hearts & minds of students. He described it as the most crucial part of an individual’s personality, which not only ensures personal growth, but also the development of society.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane inaugurates Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition in Mumbai
Union MSME Minister requests people to promote Khadi in order to make Khadi a global brand
More than 70 stalls including PMEGP units associated with KVIC at Khadi Fest – 2022
Mumbai, 3 October 2022
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane inaugurated the Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition in Mumbai today. The Khadi Fest – 2022 has been organized by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and will be available till 1 November, 2022.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission has been organizing Khadi Fest every year to mark the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. However, this time the exhibition has been organized after a gap of two years.
After inaugurating the exhibition MSME Minister Shri Narayan Rane said such exhibitions organized KVIC facilitate Khadi and Village Industries Sellers to reach markets. “It is the result of such steps, that in year 2021-22, KVIC registered record exports of more than Rs.257.02 crore”, he said.
Shri Rane said “During the freedom struggle Mahatma Gandhi had started the Quit India Movement from Wardha and launched a campaign to make the country and society self-reliant”. He added that Our Prime Minister has also taken various initiates to make an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and we should all support him in his initiative.
Reiterating Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's mantra of ‘Employment from Khadi’, the MSME Minister appealed to citizens to visit the Khadi Exhibition in Mumbai and buy extensively. He said “Mumbai is the hub of economic activity; if people of Mumbai promote Khadi, Khadi can be established as a global brand”.
On this occasion, Shri Manoj Kumar Goel Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission said that KVIC is an organization committed to fulfill Gandhiji’s dream of ‘Antyodaya’ . “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi stresses on ‘Har Haath Ko Kaam’; through its various schemes and programs, KVIC has promoted self-fmployment in the country”, he said.
KVIC Chairman further requested people to buy hand-made items from our local artisans during the festive season.
MSME Minister and KVIC Chairman visited various stalls and interacted with the sellers. They inquired about their problems and assured all positive measures.
In the Khadi Fest 2022 Exhibition, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme units from various parts of the country affiliated to Khadi and Village Industries Commission are showcasing their products. Around 70 stalls of dry fruits, tea, coffee, beauty herbal and ayurvedic products, khadi silk, Pashmina, Madhubani fabric, honey products, hand paper products, home decor products, bamboo products, carpets, aloe vera products, leather products etc. have been put up.| PIB Mumbai | JPS/CP/DR
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium  Labs release initial results of Genome sequencing of mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2
Government of India took cognizance of the reports of mutant variant of SARS- CoV-2 virus reported from UK and put in place a pro-active and preventive strategy to detect and contain the mutant variant.
This strategy includes, but is not limited to, the following steps:-
- Temporary suspension of all flights coming from UK with effect from the midnight of 23rd December 2020 till 31stDecember 2020.
- Mandatory testing of all UK returnee air passengers through RT-PCR test. The samples of all UK returnees found positive in RT-PCR test to be genome sequenced by a consortium of 10 govt. labs i.e. INSACOG.
- Meeting of the National Task Force  on Covid-19 on 26th December 2020 to consider and recommend Testing, Treatment, Surveillance and Containment Strategy.
- Standard Operating Protocol for States/UTs to tackle the mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 issued on 22nd December 2020.
The entire issue was examined at length by NTF on 26th December 2020 and the NTF concluded that there is no need to change either the existing National Treatment Protocol or existing Testing Protocols in view of the mutant variant. NTF also recommended that in addition to the existing surveillance strategy, it is critical to conduct enhanced genomic surveillance.
From 25th November to 23rd December 2020 midnight, about 33,000 passengers disembarked at various Indian airports from UK. All these passengers are being tracked and subjected by States/UTs to RT-PCR tests. So far only 114 have been found positive. These positive samples have been sent to 10 INSACOG labs  for genome sequencing.
A total of 6 samples of 6 UK returnee persons have been found to be positive with the new U.K variant genome. 3 in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, 2 in CCMB, Hyderabad and 1 in NIV, Pune.
All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care facilities by respective State Governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on.
The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the States for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing & dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs.
It is important to note that the presence of the new UK Variant has already been reported by Denmark, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon and Singapore, so far.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Despite enormous challenges posed by COVID -19 pandemic RCF registers over 35 percent increase in sale of NPK fertilizers Suphala
Despite enormous logistic and other challenges posed by COVID-19 lockdown, Rashtriya Chemicals Fretilizers Ltd, , a PSU under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India, in a trail blazing performance registered an increase of 35.47 percent in sale of its NPK fertilizers SUPHALA in the month of April, 2020 as compared to April , 2019.
Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Shri DV Sadananda Gowda congratulated the RCF in showing zeal to meet the needs of farming nutrients so that farmers reap the benefits of higher yields. He also expressed satisfaction that different fertiliser PSUs under his Ministry are working hard to assist Indian farmers overcoming difficulties of lockdown announced to curb COVID-19 pandemic. Shri Gowda added that besides his Department of Fertilisers, he himself is in touch with his counterparts in Agriculture Ministries/ other related Departments at Centre and in States/UTs to facilitate production, transit, and distribution of the required fertilisers during the sowing season.
SC Mudgerikar, CMD, RCF said in a tweet that during this difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, RCF ensures continuous supply of fertilizers to the farmers with the help of agriculture department of Maharastra. For the safety of farmers, fertilizers are being delivered at the farm boundary. Apart from this RCF’s Trombay unit has set a new milestone in energy efficiency of 6.178 MKcal/MT.
RCF as part of its strong belief in Corporate Social Responsibility with the objective to benefit the needy and for general good of the society, has contributed 83.56 lakh to PM Cares Fund and 83.50 lakh to Maharashtra CMRF. Its employees has also come forward snd contributed one day’s salary for the cause. This is in addition to Rs 50 lakh already contributed by RCF through CSR.
RCF a "Mini Ratna" , is a leading producer of fertilizers and chemicals in the country. It manufactures Urea, Complex Fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, Micro-nutrients, water soluble fertilizers, soil conditioners and a wide range of Industrial Chemicals. The company is a household name in rural India with brands “Ujjwala”  and “Suphala”  which carry high brand equity. Besides fertilizer products, RCF also produces a large number of industrial chemicals that are important for the manufacture of dyes, solvents, leather, pharmaceuticals and a host of other industrial products.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Indigenous Air Unique-quality Monitoring  Photonic System developed for Real-Time Remote Monitoring of Air Quality
World Health Organisation ’s reports show that the worsening state of poor air quality is responsible for more than 7.5 million fatalities worldwide annually. This highlights the necessity for accurate, yet cost-effective monitoring of air quality parameters as monitoring is critical to solution. The current systems and technologies used for air quality monitoring are prohibitively expensive for wider deployment. This underlines the need for development of systems for real-time remote monitoring of relevant air quality parameters.
With the support from Department of Science and Technology’s Clean Air Research Initiative, Prof. Rao Tatavarti, Director of Gayatri Vidya Parishad-Scientific and Industrial Research Centre  & GVP College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, has developed an indigenous photonic system for real-time remote monitoring of air quality parameters. Prof Tatavarti was supported by Prof. P. Arulmozhivarman from the School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, and other team members. The system titled AUM  had CATS Eco-Systems, Nashik as the technology transfer partner for commercialization.
The AUM system  is an innovative application of the principles of laser backscattering, statistical mechanics, optoelectronics, artificial intelligence, machine/deep learning, and Internet of Things. It can identify, classify, and quantify various pollutants simultaneously  and meteorological parameters, with very high precision, sensitivity and accuracy.
AUM was successfully evaluated during laboratory trials with gold standards , and also compared in the field with imported systems from France, and Australia and operated by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board under the aegis of the Central Pollution Control Board of India.
It has been found to be highly sensitive and accurate and capable of simultaneous detection and quantification of all air quality parameters and offers a number of merits over any of the currently available conventional systems. It is portable, compact, low powered and economical, works on plug and play system, requires no setting uptime, and no additional civil infrastructure for housing. It provides information on all gases and meteorological parameters simultaneously. It is a non-intrusive remote, real-time monitoring system with very high sensitivities and accuracies and is capable of monitoring in both spatial and temporal domains, with very high sampling frequencies. Also, the data from spatially separated sensors can be seamlessly streamed to a cloud server, from where digestible real-time encrypted information on dashboard is made available to user at any part of the world.
This system can boost the nation’s efforts towards self-reliance in high-end technologies and can additionally be instrumental in supporting the endeavours in improving the nation’s health and economy.
[For more details contact Prof. Rao Tatavarti ]